The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it generated N3.81 trillion as revenue in nine months. The FIRS made the claim on Sunday in Abuja via a statement signed by Mr Emmanuel Obeta, its Director of Communications. ``With this amount, the F...
Some traders in Lagos State have commended the state government for banning commercial motorcycles, popularly called ``Okada'', in the state, saying that it will reduce road accidents to the barest minimum. The traders, who spoke with the ...
More than 300 persons displaced by flood in coastal communities such as Oko, near Asaba, in Delta, have resisted Delta Government’s attempts to relocate them to flood victims’ camps in Asaba. The people, who are taking refuge at some unaffe...
More than 200 hectares of rice farms have been destroyed by flood in four communities of Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo. Mr Killian Onuobi, the Secretary of Osomegbe Rice Farmers Association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ekperi...
Lionel Messi took his senior career goals tally to 301 as he scored twice in Barcelona's 5-0 victory at Rayo Vallecano, which put them three points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday. The World Player of the Year got Barca's second just af...
A suicide bomber has attacked St. Rita Catholic Church in Malali area of Kaduna metropolis. The attack which seriously injured the Reverend father in the church occurred around 10:45 AM during mass. LEADERSHIP gathered that the bomber approached th...
Flirting can be fun. If you're up-front about your desire to date or have sex with someone, you're not flirting. In a flirtatious interaction, the excitement comes from the hint at a possibility. For many people, the thrill of flirting is simpl...
The African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI), managed by the African Development Bank, hosted a Pan-African Stakeholder Workshop from October 22 to 24, 2012, at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Tunis. The workshop offered a unique opportunity for policymak...
Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello is an international businessman based in Kaduna, Kaduna State. He has his finger in many good pies. Bello who is chairman of Millennium Air, a subsidiary of Millennium Travels and Tour, chairman of Properties and Estate Limit...
Chris Brown’s recently-dumped ex Karrueche Tran still believes she has a future with the singer -- in fact, Karrueche is telling friends, she’s not gonna stop trying to get with CB just because Rihanna’s back in the picture. Sources c...
It’s not every day that the President visits you and your peers. Then again, it’s not every day that you get to kiss a pretty girl. President Barack Obama Tweeted a photo Tuesday in which he is seen speaking with two young boys, presumably ...
Kirk Briscoe aka Tijani Conscious born in Kingston, Jamaica, is an international reggae artiste, a singer, songwriter, producer and film director whose songs are enjoying massive attention all over the world. He currently lives in Atlanta, USA. In this...
Gloria Allred is in court in Boston and she is representing Maureen Sullivan Stemberg in the Stemberg divorce. The court hearing where the Boston Globe is asking a judge to unseal Stemberg divorce documents – including Romney’s testimony &n...
Nasarawa state, being largely an agrarian state with large settlements along the banks of the river Benue has had more than a fair share of the recent flood disasters leading to various levels of destruction, with attendant displacement of over 100,000...
History was made in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital about a fortnight ago when the management of the University of Ilorin included Mrs. Medinat Folorunso Salman in the list of the institution’s newly appointed professors. By her appointment, Medi...